- Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 2, 1987 19 Minister of tourism | _ enthusiastic about “This is the most impressive addition to the province of British Columbia’s tourism in- frastructure I have run into since I have been minister,’’ ' said Tourism Minister Bill Reid fol- lowing a tour of Mount Layton Hot Springs. “I think what Bert Orleans is | doing -here for the conimunity and the province of British Col- umbia is nothing short of -phe- nomenal, This is a first class guy building a first class product.” Reid said until his visit to the nearly completed Phase I of the new hot springs development he’ had no idea of the magnitude of the project and was most im- pressed that Orleans was com- ‘ a . a pleting the project without financial assistance from the government. . _ . “It’s just first class,’’ he said. “This will be the heart throb. This will be the thing that will . create tourist interest for the area.”’ . ; - During the tour; hosted by resort employee Lisa LaCroix, Reid was told the hot springs. were the heart of the facility sup- plying heated water to the water slides, children’s pool, therapeu- tic pool and a large swimming pool, — Reid was told the water temperature could be regulated by mixing water from the hot springs, with cold water from + The Mount Layton Hotsprings Resort, as viewed from the hotel's cafeteria, allows guests to keep an eye on:their:children:The:therapéutic:pootinthe ‘foreground allows guests to take.advantage of the medicinal properties of the hotsprings water, while the main poo! behind provides 65 to 70-degree Farenheit water year round. To the right is the lounge area, guest. suites and the water slide. On the left are change rooms and the childrens turtle silde and wading poot. For those not willing to brave winter temperatures, an indoor splash down pool is. provided at the outlet of one of the water. . Slides. Fully enclosed, the-slides guarantee year round fun for hote! guests _ fagardiess of the elements. - - . ™ Cricket — although they lost, Zone 7 cricketers may rest content because not only had they played with spirit and deter- mination but they had scored their highest ever. Summer Games total, and had won more . continued from page 18 before. The Zone 7 team consisted of five players from Prince Rupert: Kevin Waite (captain), Elmo Guinan, Dave Saroop (vice cap- tain), Mannie Muchalla, and -Rozy Bajwa; four players from Kitimat: Emmanual Roberts, Bhopee Mathur, Lakhinder Dhaliwal, and Surjit Gill: and ? -. new hot springs: the resort’s reservoir, making all the pool facilities a year-round attraction. On the main floor of the re- sort building, which surrounds the pool area, Reid said he was impressed with the openness of the design as he visited the glass enclosed indoor splash down pool, a lounge.area, and a cafe- teria, all with a view of the pool. Visiting the second floor, Reid was shown the manager’s office & and on-site suite as well as 22 completed guest suites, most of . which had sliding glass doors Ls opening onto a private deck. At a luncheon in the 60 seat banquet room following the tour, Reid described the tourism industry in British Columbia as @ growing resource and predic- ted the new resort would be a | Major tourist attraction in the [™ Northwest. *‘What we need to do now is to tell everybody out there how great the community is.as a re- sult of this addition,” he said. He commended Orlearis for his drive and initiative in build- ing the resort and said, ‘‘I wish we had one in every community like him. Because that’s what ; makes it happen.’’ we Airport. . continued from page 1. “ture would be above 900 feet, If ‘it wasn’t, they wouldn't ‘be al- lowed to take off. “Leaving the Terrace airport is the critical part,’”’ explained Laurent. ‘It’s not a good idea to have an airplane on the ground for 24 hours when it could be go- ing somewhere else. It doesn’t make money for the company and pilots have been reluctant to land.” Laurent said the regulation re- quiring a minimum of two miles visibility prior to take off was unchanged and stressed that there had been no compromise to safety at the airport.. -who seems to have one of the cise the DFO’s authority. river. games than they had ever done four players from Terrace: Bill Editorial =\ I OF! a _ Robinson, Bob Gill, Brian Bag- continued from page 4 ‘atto, and Mike Andrews (man- for concern or may be just a bad. ager). year that becomes a blip in the long-term scheme of things, but there is hardly any question that the. management of Skeena sal- monids is in an extremely ragged state. Babine-enhanced sockeye choke the river in contrast to a dribble of coho, followed by a flood of pink salmon among which swim a few exasperated “If there was any concern, not even have been considered,”’ Zone 7 Cricketers he said. . - City of Terrace | NOTICE _ To enhance the future quality of water, ‘the City of Ter- race will be cleaning water mains in the following steelhead. — — "areas: Voice of the logging industry. In the midst of this confused | 1. Eby Street from the 3900 block to the intersection of | . and complex situation Siddon, Eby/Loen. 2. All streets west of Eby Street to the Pheasant/Lanfear area. During this cleaning program, it will be necessary to turn the water supply off from time to time. Advance notice concerning water supply turn off will be given. During the cleaning of the water mains, the water com: ing into the house may be turbid. Should this occur it is requested you run your taps until the water clears. All water is treated and is safe for consumption. Should you have concerns or need assistance, please | contact the City of Terrace YY telephoning 635-6311, Local 27. unique political posteriors of our time, appears to be attemp- ting to sit on all four-sides of the fence at once. A negotiated solu- tion to the Kenney Dam dis- charge question will simply leave the legal jurisdiction of the Department. of Fisheries and Oceans in doubt, and a court ruling will be meaningless unless there is someone willing to exer- If you can’t swim, Tom, per- haps you’d best get out of the + Michael Kelly Stewart Christensen Superintendent of Public Works W106 then lowering the limits would - ° AA, DLAN D The only name Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Culture, Bill Reid, toured Mount Layton Hotsprings recently with developer Bert Orleans. Following the tour, Reid said he was “very impressed” with the project and its tourism potential. He added that it was men like Bert Orleans who have faith in the . 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